overexuberance

Excessive eager energy

Overexuberance is excessive enthusiasm or energy—exuberance that has crossed into too much.

The word usually implies good spirits that have become counterproductive or inappropriate: His overexuberance at the interview made him seem unprofessional.

Children's overexuberance might knock things over; a dog's might bowl you over at the door.

unrestraint

unbridled

Without any restraint

wild · impulsive · reckless · undisciplined · heedless · unconstrained · irrepressible · uncontainable · immoderate · intemperate

enthusiasm

fervor

Intense emotional intensity

  • zealIntense driving devotion
  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • eagernessIntense willingness to act

gusto · ebullience · effervescence · exhilaration · vivacity · animation · spiritedness · keenness · avidity · passion

extravagance

lavishness

Excessive richness or abundance

ostentation · wastefulness · immoderation · splurge · overindulgence · sumptuousness · showiness · grandiosity · flamboyance · glitz

hyperactivity

fidgety

Nervously unable to settle

squirmy · antsy · jittery · twitchy · wired · manic · agitated · frenetic · hyper · bouncing

boisterousness

raucous

Loud and disorderly

riotous · noisy · tumultuous · unruly · loud · vociferous · frolicsome · boisterous · uproarious · rollicking

Opposites
emotional intensity/energy

overexuberanceapathy

Absence of feeling

depression · gloom · despondency · lethargy · listlessness

behavioral restraint

overexuberancerestraint

Control over impulses

reserve · understatement · self-control · composure · moderation

Family

overexuberant

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